Cook County , Illinois

Railroad Bridges in Cook County , Illinois

Cook County is located in northeast Illinois, and is the most populous county in Illinois. The seat and largest city are both Chicago.

Cities Chicago Lemont Glencoe Northbrook Evanston River Forest Arlington Heights Des Plaines Hillside Matteson Flossmoor Homewood North Riverside Lyons Melrose Park Skokie River Grove Berwyn

Random Bridges

UP Cornelia Avenue Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1303 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Cornelia Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Cornelia Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Barry Avenue Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1301 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Barry Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Barry Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Fuller Street Bridge (Bridgeport)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #2J)

This through plate girder bridge carries a number of different railroads over Fuller Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago

Bridgeport, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway and Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1901

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
67' and 2-21' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fuller Street

Significance:

Local

UP Irving Park Road Bridge (Irving Park)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #518)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Railroad Cragin Subdivision over Irving Park Road

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-59' and 2-23' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Irving Park Road

Significance:

Local

CN Lombard Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-10.4)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Lombard Avenue in Berwyn

Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois to Cicero, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lombard Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Melrose Street Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1302 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Melrose Street in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Melrose Street

Significance:

Local

UP Balmoral Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1306 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Balmoral Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Balmoral Avenue

Significance:

Local

CTA Red Line - Ainslie Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-64)

This concrete slab bridge once carried the CTA Red and Purple Lines over Ainslie Street

Uptown, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1922

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Ainslie Street

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Central Park Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-12J)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Central Park Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago

Humboldt Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Central Park Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Argyle Street Bridge (Forest Glen)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-46)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Argyle Street

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Argyle Street

Significance:

Local